Title Books and religious devotion : the redemptive reading of an Irishman in nineteenth-century New England / Allan F. Westphall

Published University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource Summary "Examines the book collection of Thomas Connary, a nineteenth-century Irish Catholic New England farmer, to reconstruct how Connary read and annotated his books. Reveals how books can structure a life of devotion and social participation, and presents an authentic, holistic view of one reader's interior life"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Connary, Thomas, 1814-1899 -- Library SUBJECT Connary, Thomas, 1814-1899 -- Library Connary, Thomas, 1814-1899 fast Subject Books and reading -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Marginalia -- New England -- History -- 19th century Books and reading -- New England -- History -- 19th century LITERARY CRITICISM -- Books & Reading. LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Books and reading Books and reading -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Libraries Marginalia General. Bibliography - General. New England Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2014009572 ISBN 9780271065106 0271065109

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